Manchester City have set a bold target of winning five trophies in the next
five years.

In his first newspaper interview since joining the club nine months ago,
Ferran Soriano, the City chief executive, claimed that they still had the
best players in the Barclays Premier League, but that the 2011-12 champions
fell well short of expectations under Roberto Mancini last season.

City finished 11 points behind Manchester United in the title race and crashed
out of the Champions League at the group stage for the second successive
campaign.

Soriano, the former Barcelona vice-president, believes the team will be a